Petitions Register

PE2013_003

05/09/2013

Save the Falconer Museum

Closed

Heard at Preliminary Hearing 20/11/13 - petition passed to Corporate Director (Education and Social Care) to monitor progress

PE2014_001

23/05/2014

Petition by residents of area surrounding Boyd Anderson Drive, Lossiemouth regarding proposed Moray Local development Plan, Lossiemouth Settlements page 240, R1 Sunbank/Kinnedar

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - currently subject to extensive public consultation it is not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process

PE2014_002

05/06/2014

Petition to reinstate the safe foot path and cycleway from Forres to Brodie.

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - petition relates to an area that lies adjacent to the trunk road and within the trunk road boundary, it is not eligible for consideration under the Council’s petitions process.

PE2014_003

16/10/2014

Save Logie Primary School

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid  - Petition was not submitted in correct format with any supporting details.

PE2014_004

03/11/2014

Petition to Save Crossroads Primary School

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - No contact details provided

PE2014_005

03/11/2014

Petition to Keep Findochty School Open

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review  discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further.

PE2014_006

03/11/2014

To save Moray's Rural Schools  from Botriphinie Primary School

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review  discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further.

PE2014_007

03/11/2014

Petition to Save Moray's small schools

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - No contact details provided

PE2014_008

10/11/2014

Petition to Save Milne's High school

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - As the petition related to the Sustainable Education Review  discussed at a special meeting of the Moray Council on 3 Nov 2014 and in light of the decision taken by the council to agree a 5 year moratorium on any decisions relating to rural school closures the grounds of the petition were considered to be met and therefore petition not taken further.

PE2015_001

13/05/2015

Petition against school placing request refusals - St Peter's Primary School, Buckie

Invalid

Rejected  - Invalid - As the petition relates to a matter where there are already procedures in place to consider objections and any appeal against decisions.  In this case the School Placings and Exclusions Appeals Committee is tasked to deal with appeals in relation to school placings which the petition refers to.

PE2015_002

05/06/2015

Petition requesting that the Council replace the windows in Brodie Avenue, Buckie as a matter of urgency.

Valid

Heard at Preliminary Hearing on 18 August 2015.  

"The Committee agreed:

(i) to pass the petition to the Corporate Director (Economic Development, Planning and Infrastructure) and the Chair to look into;

(ii) that local members be kept up to date of progress;

(iii) that a report be submitted to this Committee at the end of this financial year detailing progress made in relation to the replacement of windows in Brodie Avenue;

(iv) with the Tenant’s agreement, that the Tenant’s back bedroom window be replaced at the earliest convenience; and

(v) that in future the options available for consideration at the preliminary hearing are outlined within the petition briefing note for ease of reference.

PE2015_003

22/07/2015

Petition requesting that the council find a permanent solution to  problem of seagulls nesting on the roof at Speyside High School.

Invalid

Rejected – Invalid, The petition relates to a matter that the Council has no statutory duty to take action on.

PE2015_004

21/12/2015

Petition requesting that the Moray Council enact a bylaw stating that no individual shall: (a) carry or discharge any firearm or other instrument designed to propel a missile; (b) shoot or attempt to shoot any goose or duck; or ( c) take, molest, wilfully disturb, injure or kill or make any attempt to injure or kill any goose or duck, or spread or use any net or set or use any  lamp, snare or other engine, instrument or means for the taking, injuring or killing of any goose or duck, within the Findhorn Bay Local Nature Reserve.

Valid

Petition heard at the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee on 8 March 2016. The Committee agreed to pass the petition to the Corporate Director (Economic Development, Planning & Infrastructure), the Chair and Local Members, with an invitation to the Minister for Rural Affairs to assist, to facilitate discussions between all interested parties to reach a compromise, including consideration of an option to extend the voluntary no shooting zone southwards, that would allow this petition and the on-line petition to be withdrawn and to report back to this Committee on the outcome of discussions.

20 Sep 16 - the Committee agreed to defer the report to a future meeting of this Committee to allow the Local Nature Reserve Committee and other interested parties, to come to an agreed solution and subsequent request for a by-law in relation to wildfowling in Findhorn Bay.

6 Jun 18 - The Council agreed to further mediation being undertaken by an external mediator as outlined in paragraph 8 of the report presented to the meeting (agenda item 6).

PE2016_001

01/02/2016

Petition to try and prevent the closure of Findhorn Bay to wildfowlers and be turned into a nature reserve.

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid  - Petition was not submitted in correct format and unable to verify signatories as no full address details provided.

PE2016_002

06/06/2016

Stop speeding motorists on Elgin High Street

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid  - Unable to verify some signatories as no full address details provided.

PE2016_003

21/07/2016

Keep our Town Service Bus (Buckie)

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - Under the terms of Section 6 of the Public Petition Guidance, a petition must relate to something the Council is responsible for.  The petition relates the addition / removal of commercial bus services which is something that the council has no power to control.  It can only express a view to the Traffic Commissioner who regulates these matters.

PE2016_004

05/12/2016

Mortuary for Moray

Invalid

Rejected - Invalid - Under the terms of Section 6 of the Public Petition Guidance, a petition must relate to something the Council is responsible for.  The petition relates to the provision of a mortuary  which is not a matter that is within the areas of responsibility of the local authority. The provision rests with NHS Grampian.

PE2017_001

10/01/2017

Erection of a Safety Barrier on the B9041 Dufftown to Keith Road

Valid

Council agreed to reject the petition “Erection of a Safety Barrier on the B9014 Dufftown to Keith Road” on the grounds that Officers’ professional view, based on national standards, is that a safety barrier is not necessary on this road and that suitable works to mitigate risk have already been carried out.

PE2017_002

30/01/2017

FINDOCHTY boat owners are requesting Moray Council to rethink on their proposed charges for berths at the Council owned recreational harbours.

Invalid

The petition was compiled as an on-line petition and as a result was not completed under the terms of the Council's petitions procedure. The petition is a list of printed names with no address details that can be checked against the electoral register.  Subsequently supplied with a list of names and addresses from Principal Petitioner which were checked against the electoral register.

PE2017_003

08/02/2017

Ashgrove residents against consideration for a proposal of a bridge/road/cycle path and walkway from Maisondieu Road across the railway sidings in order to reach Ashgrove Road/Linkwood Road

Invalid

Currently subject to extensive public consultation it is not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process

PE2018-001

16/02/2018

Save Cullen Community and Residential Centre

Invalid

Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process.

PE2019-001

21/02/2019

Buckie Against District Council Unnecessary Tip Shutdown [BADCUTS]

Invalid

Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process.

PE2019-002

27/02/2019

Tomintoul - Save Our Public Loos

Invalid

Invalid - issue was considered as part of budget consultation and included in public consultation therefore not eligible for consideration under the terms of the Council’s petitions process. Petition was not completed under the terms of the Council's petitons procedure in that it did not provide address details that could be checked against the electoral register nor did it identify any principal petitioner details.

PE2019-003

02/09/2019

Reinstate 340/342 Bus Service Elgin

Invalid

Invalid as only names and partial addresses had been included therefore verification could not take place.

PE2020-001

09/03/2020

Save the Falconer Museum

Invlaid

Invalid as the petition is in relation to a council decision taken within the last 6 months.

PE2020-002

17/02/2020

Flexible Use of Self Directed Support (SDS) During COVID-19 Lockdown and Recovery

Invalid

Invalid as only names and partial addresses had been included therefore verification could not take place. Also invalid due to petiton being in response to ongoing public consultation.

PE2021-001

25/06/2021

Save the Slochy Station Hedgerow and Wildlife

Invalid

Invalid as in relation to a planning application which has been considered and approved by the MLRB with the only course for appeal via the Court of Session.

PE2021-002

21/07/2021

Area of Local Concern

Invalid

Invalid as in relation to a planning application which has been considered and approved by the MLRB with the only course for appeal via the Court of Session.

PE2022-001

15/02/2022

The Moray Council expresses a view that the people of Moray are against the killing of whales and dolphins and to instruct the Leader to inform the Faroese Government.

Invalid

Invalid as subject matter not something that the Council has responsibility for or does.